Engineer, Surveyor

Lynas Rare Earths; Kuantan; On-site; MYR 56,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

Lynas Rare Earths Malaysia is seeking a Surveyor Engineer to join the Radiation Safety Department (By-Product) at LAMP, Kuantan. You will gather data to create accurate site plans, establish boundaries, and ensure construction adheres to design specifications and legal compliance.

The role requires a degree in Geomatics/Civil Engineering with 2–5 years of civil construction experience, proficiency in ArcGIS/QGIS, and the ability to work on site in Kuantan, Malaysia.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geomatics/Land Surveying/Geospatial/Civil Engineering with 2–5 years in civil construction.
• Able to operate surveying equipment and interpret technical drawings.
• Fluent in Bahasa Malaysia and English; willingness to work in Kuantan.

Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and supervise topographic, engineering, setting-out, and as-built surveys.
• Conduct aerial surveys and drone-based photogrammetry for terrain data.
• Process survey data using ArcGIS/QGIS to manage and visualize spatial datasets.
• Generate DEM/DTM/Contour maps from LiDAR, UAV, and conventional data.
• Assist engineering teams in route alignments and earthwork planning.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Bahasa Malaysia

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Geomatics/Land Surveying/Geospatial/Civil Engineering

Tools

ArcGIS

QGIS

Total Station

RTK/GNSS

Digital levels

Job description

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1mo ago , from Lynas Rare Earths Malaysia

An opportunity exists for 1 Surveyor Engineer to join Radiation Safety Department (By-Product) at LAMP, Kuantan. He/she will be responsible to gather data for creating accurate site plans, establishing the boundaries, and ensuring construction adheres to design specification and legal compliance.

Responsibilities & Duties:

• Plan, execute, and supervise topographic, engineering, setting-out, and as-built surveys using Total Station, RTK/GNSS/GPS equipment, digital levels, and related survey instruments.
• Conduct aerial surveys and drone-based photogrammetry works for terrain data acquisition, orthophoto generation, and volumetric calculations where applicable.
• Process survey data and utilize GIS software such as ArcGIS and QGIS to manage, analyse, visualise, and interpret spatial datasets.
• Generate accurate DEM, DTM, Contour maps, TIN surface, and terrain analysis outputs from LiDAR, UAV, and conventional survey data to support civil and geotechnical engineering design.
• Assist engineering teams in route alignments studies, corridor analysis, earthwork planning, and infrastructure spatial evaluations.

Requirements of the successful candidate:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Geomatics/Land Surveying/Geospatial/Civil Engineering with 2 to 5 years’ working experience in civil construction with strong proficiency in applicable engineering software.
• Able to operate surveying equipment, interpret technical drawing and high level understanding the mapping, surveying techniques and spatial data principles.
• Positive working attitude toward responsibility and task given.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills to confidently interact with people of all cultures at all levels.
• Fluent in Bahasa Malaysia and English. Additional language will be an advantage.
• Must be willing to work in Kuantan, Malaysia.

Lynas welcomes diversity into our team.